A Beginner's Mind

O DIVINE POESY GODDESS-DAUGHTER OF ZEUS SUSTAIN FOR ME THIS SONG OF THE VARIOUS-MINDED MAN WHO AFTER HE HAD PLUNDERED THE INNERMOST CITADEL OF HALLOWED TROY WAS MADE TO STRAY GRIEVOUSLY ABOUT THE COASTS OF MEN THE SPORT OF THEIR CUSTOMS GOOD OR BAD WHILE HIS HEART THROUGH ALL THE SEA-FARING ACHED IN AN AGONY TO REDEEM HIMSELF AND BRING HIS COMPANY SAFE HOME VAIN HOPE—FOR THEM FOR HIS FELLOWS HE STROVE IN VAIN THEIR OWN WITLESSNESS CAST THEM AWAY THE FOOLS TO DESTROY FOR MEAT THE OXEN OF THE MOST EXALTED SUN WHEREFORE THE SUN-GOD BLOTTED OUT THE DAY OF THEIR RETURN MAKE THE TALE LIVE FOR US IN ALL ITS MANY BEARINGS O MUSE Source

I wanted to post this a while back but procrastination got me. The downside is that now i don't remember the source of this insight & am too lazy to Google for an answer. The balance sheet however is lucid enough to be easily deciphered.  All of us are faced with situations that make us anxious & worried about what's coming for us. Those of us in   responsible positions face this even more than the rest. I have been searching for a practical method that can help me sail through these situations. I tried applying serenity prayer , reading Matthew , going through the recommended verses of Bhagvad Gita, but couldn't convert either of these insights into a meaningful process that can be easily emulated whenever the beast roars.  Then i came across this anxiety balance sheet. The diagram below describes the quadrant approach : The positive sign indicates things that are in my control. The process is simple: List down ite...